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Full time8 July 2023
South Africa
43–12
Australia
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa · The Rugby Championship 2023Head-to-head

South Africa won by 31 points.

Scoring

  1. 8’TAustralia try · Marika Koroibete
  2. 14’PSouth Africa penalty · Manie Libbok
  3. 16’TSouth Africa try · Kurt-Lee Arendse
  4. 17’CSouth Africa conversion · Manie Libbok
  5. 32’TSouth Africa try · Kurt-Lee Arendse
  6. 34’CSouth Africa conversion · Manie Libbok
  7. 51’TSouth Africa try · Kurt-Lee Arendse
  8. 55’TSouth Africa try
  9. 69’TSouth Africa try
  10. 76’TSouth Africa try · Pieter-Steph Du Toit
  11. 76’CSouth Africa conversion · Manie Libbok
  12. 82’TAustralia try · Carter Gordon
  13. 83’CAustralia conversion · Carter Gordon

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

South Africa

  1. 1Steven KitshoffProp
  2. 2Mbongeni MbonambiHooker
  3. 3Frans MalherbeProp
  4. 4Jean KleynSecond row
  5. 5Marvin OrieSecond row
  6. 6Marco van StadenFlanker
  7. 7Pieter-Steph Du ToitFlanker
  8. 8Duane VermeulenNumber 8
  9. 9Cobus ReinachScrum-half
  10. 10Manie LibbokFly-half
  11. 11Kurt-Lee ArendseWing
  12. 12Andre EsterhuizenCentre
  13. 13Lukhanyo AmCentre
  14. 14Canan MoodieWing
  15. 15Willie Le RouxFull-back
  16. 16Joseph DwebaBench
  17. 17Thomas Du ToitBench
  18. 18Vincent KochBench
  19. 19RG SnymanBench
  20. 20Evan RoosBench
  21. 21Deon FourieBench
  22. 22Grant WilliamsBench
  23. 23Damian WillemseBench

Australia

  1. 1James SlipperProp
  2. 2David PoreckiHooker
  3. 3Allan AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Nick FrostSecond row
  5. 5Will SkeltonSecond row
  6. 6Tom HooperFlanker
  7. 7Michael HooperFlanker
  8. 8Rob ValetiniNumber 8
  9. 9Nic WhiteScrum-half
  10. 10Quade CooperFly-half
  11. 11Marika KoroibeteWing
  12. 12Reece HodgeCentre
  13. 13Len IkitauCentre
  14. 14Suli VunivaluWing
  15. 15Tom WrightFull-back
  16. 16Jordan UeleseBench
  17. 17Matt GibbonBench
  18. 18Zane NonggorrBench
  19. 19Richard ArnoldBench
  20. 20Pete SamuBench
  21. 21Tate McDermottBench
  22. 22Samu KereviBench
  23. 23Carter GordonBench

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Context

All-time, South Africa 55–41 Australia, 3 drawn in 99 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

South Africa going in
Australia going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.